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<span style="color: purple;">Sometimes I wonder if any one is even reading this i guess the point isn't if some one is, but that I'm writing at all. Many times, I believe, people need a way to talk about their everyday issues to people outside of their family (isn't it weird how it seems esier to approach a subject with like a friend than a brother/sister?). The things that bother them, the highs and low's of life, all those things that seem stuck in their heads. I find myself writing sometimes on pieces of paper those random story plots that pop into my head those issues that i want to resolve mostly its just to get them out to find a release. so i decided that since this was my blog about "books, reviews and the blogger behind it all" i would also feature post about me. Anyways i haven't been blogging about books lately, not that i haven't been reading but more like i just wanna read and read nonstop and find myslef reluctant to make time to blog i wanna read the next book not talk about the last one or at least not write about it but still I'll start reviewing again a post here and there. </span><br />
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So what's going on with me?? lately I've been more about living a healthier lifestyle which means that I'm eating more veggies, lean meat, exercising. That doesn't mean I'm not on a "diet", mostly because i'm a firm believer that "dieting" isn't helpful at all. I mean yeah you lose weight, for a while at least but most people think "ooooh eat a little for a while, after i lose wait i can stop" and yes you can but that means that the weight you've lost will come back. "Diets" are temporary and that's why i don't like them never have, still one of the major factor to losing weight is your eating habits. It doesn't mean that you just eat salads that i think would be more of a "diet" but it does mean realizing what you're eating if there's a healthier option, either another food or a substitution to make a meal healthier, and just keeping yourself accountable. If you mess up, don't worry it happens just make sure that the next meal/day is better that you workout a little more and get at it DON"T give up!!! Motivation is key as well and i just joined the <a href="http://bit.ly/ZBCwEm">Blogilates June Dietbet</a> i find that its a way to motivate myself and i don't feel like i'm the only person going through this journey. for now this it i'll talk more about it in another post but now i gotta run my family is waiting for me until later<br />
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<br />as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-18762287728603879902013-03-15T19:18:00.000-07:002013-03-15T19:18:39.320-07:00Back at it, my lovelies <br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Long</span> time no see my beauties, how long has this blogging hiatus been?? Far longer than i would have wanted and expected. So whats happened in my life? I graduated from high school, Got a new Job, started a coffee business became more in-tune with my inner glamor girl and just been more out and about<br />
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<span style="color: purple;">That's</span> <span style="color: #073763;">also been the reason I've been away for so long, i haven't been reading as much as i was previously and just generally didn't have the time to blog any more not to mention how blogger was giving me so many issues. Thankfully I'm back and since android has the app for blogger i can now blog from my phone as well so that means I'll b able to update more, that also means some of my newer blog will feature not only books I'm currently reading but also things from my everyday life so stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"> I </span>hope you can bear with me as I get back into the habit of blogging and post comments with questions, book's you'd like me to review about me and stuff of that nature but for now its off to update other parts of this blog (like the about me page it still says I'm 18!!) <br />
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<span data-jsid="text">ps. what do you guys think of my little pictures? cute or not lol :) </span><br />
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<span data-jsid="text"> </span>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-2145651374739479002011-11-15T18:40:00.001-08:002011-11-15T18:49:47.097-08:00Winner of surprise giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey every one so I've gonne to random.com and chosen the winner for my surprise giveaway and the winner is <br /><br />
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<i style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;">Savanna </span></i>from <a class="fc-item-link fc-item-link-canvas" href="http://eternalwolf-fallenangel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sucked Into Books</a></div>
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and I've sent her an email if by Friday she hasn't responded then I will chose some one else. Since there weren't enough people to unlock the second prize I've decided that they (the people who chose to wait for the second prize will have and extra entry into my other giveaway (it hasn't been posted yet but it will be for my Christmas giveaway) it will be international and will go up on November 27th so see you all later love you all and thanks for following<br />
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<br />as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-2203453610825634812011-11-03T19:10:00.000-07:002012-07-29T17:56:04.473-07:00Review" The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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By: <span style="color: black;">Michelle Hodkin</span></div>
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<span id="freeTextContainer8230925012741688553">Synopsis-<span style="color: black;"> "</span><i style="color: black;">Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.</i><br />
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<i>She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.</i></div>
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<i>She's wrong.</i>"</div>
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because that seems to be the only thing I can hear after being shocked speechless. I just finished reading "<i>The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer</i>" and I'm still reeling from all the emotions I got while reading it. While there are many things I could say about this book, I have to first applaud Michelle Hodkin for creating such a great debut novel. It had the right amount of intrigue, romance, suspense, nail biting feeling a book should have and inspire. From the very beginning this book captivated me, I loved the fact it started so mysterious, the characters that were ever changing with out becoming completely different from the original, and of course the romance can't forget the romance.<br />
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I was intrigued by the synopsis of "<i>The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer</i>" and so when I had the opportunity to read this book I took it. The whole story is told with flashbacks to an event that sets in motion various important things. Many key components are foretold yet not fully revealed and while usually that drives me insane I actually enjoyed the mystery. After I found out that there <u>will</u> be a sequel I was really excited and my weird feelings concerning the end of the book were laid to rest. Of course I wont tell you the ending but lets just say it definitely made me anxious to read the next book as soon as possible.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Cover Talk!</span> - <span style="color: black;">I love the cover its mysterious just like the book at first look it just seems like a girl in a dress the you notice the fact her face is obscured, there are hands holding her and shes underwater. It's one of those books covers that really fits the book in my opinion. I definitely made me want to read the book that much more. I'm not sure if there are any other book covers (have you seen any other version?) but I wouldn't change it Love it! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">My Opinion Ooer! -</span>I feel like this review has to be short because I dont want to inadvertently giveaway some thing and ruin this amazing book for you and also because most of the things I want to talk about are questions or things I want to see if others found, like I said it would ruin the book for you all. So instead I'll leave you with this quote of a quote I loved "<i>You have to be an artist and a madman, a creature of infinite melancholy, in order to discern, at once, the little deadly demon among the wholesome children</i>"- Vladimir Nabokov quoted by Michelle Hodkin for "<i>The unbecoming of Mara Dyer</i>" I love that it doesn't tell you a secret yet it kind of does. This quote, the way its said not to mention the person who says it, just took my breath away and I can't wait till you get to read it maybe you'll love it as much as I do or maybe you'll come back and tell me what your favorite quote was. I hope every one buys this book, I personally haven't bought it yet but I will and it will be going on my middle book shelf aka my favorite books shelf have a fun weekend every one.<br />
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Hey every one I've been MIA again huh? lol well I've been re-reading Christopher Paolini's Inheritance series before the 8th since I get to finally read the last book (I pre ordered XD) but I wanted to first remind you all about my giveaway (the <a href="http://asalwayslovecarol.blogspot.com/2011/10/surprise-giveaway-with-surprise-prize.html">Surprise giveaway with a surprise prize!</a>) So I've been thinking about it for the past week and I've decided to extend it for another week only because I feel that there could be more entries. so far it hasn't been the 150 entries needed to open the chance for 2nd prize winners and I really believe it could be possible. So please enter, spread the word and all that good stuff so that I can have a proper 2nd prize winner not just one. So instead of ending November 4th (tomorrow) it will now end on the 11th cant wait to announce the winners love you all<br />
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2. it's in honor of Halloween <br />
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<span style="color: black;">S</span>ince my birthday passed and I wasn't able to have my surprise birthday party (my mom kinda told me about it 2 weeks before XD lol) I was left wanting a surprise and so I decided that if I couldn't have my surprise I would give you, my followers, one.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">1.</span> One winner only, unless I have more than 150 entries then there will be a a second place winner and if more than 200 entries a third not sure if I'll have more than that.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">2.</span> Prize will remain a secret for the most part but of course I'll give out a few hints and here are some:<br />
a. Fist place winner will get a book from the most popular list in goodreads October releases randombly choosen, even I don't know what the prize will be yet! but here are the 19 choices (19 since I turned 19):<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10637766-silence" title="Silence"><img alt="Silence (Hush, Hush, #3)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517oe2NgLZL._SL75_.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10637766-silence" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Silence (Hush, Hush, #3)</span></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9520360-the-son-of-neptune" title="The Son of Neptune"><img alt="The Son of Neptune (Heroes of..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1306413010s/9520360.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9520360-the-son-of-neptune" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">The Son of Neptune <span style="font-size: small;"> (Heroes of Olympus, #2)</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7933617-destined" title="Destined"><img alt="Destined (House of Night, #9)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512fWxINZIL._SL75_.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7933617-destined" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Destined <span style="font-size: small;">(House of Night, #9)</span></span></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9659607-the-iron-knight" title="The Iron Knight"><img alt="The Iron Knight (Iron Fey, #4)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1310589240s/9659607.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9659607-the-iron-knight" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">The Iron Knight (Iron Fey, #4)</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7864437-the-death-cure" title="The Death Cure"><img alt="The Death Cure (Maze Runner, #..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1303997647s/7864437.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7864437-the-death-cure" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">The Death Cure <span style="font-size: small;">(Maze Runner, #3)</span></span></a><span itemprop="name"> </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10757833-beautiful-chaos" title="Beautiful Chaos"><img alt="Beautiful Chaos (Caster Chroni..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Yu7ZPXSwL._SL75_.jpg" /></a> <a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10757833-beautiful-chaos" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Beautiful Chaos <span style="font-size: small;">(Caster Chronicles, #3)</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9680718-half-blood" title="Half-Blood"><img alt="Half-Blood (Covenant, #1)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311865840s/9680718.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9680718-half-blood" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Half-Blood (Covenant, #1)</span></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9297774-eve" title="Eve"><img alt="Eve (Eve, #1)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1299396299s/9297774.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9297774-eve" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Eve (Eve, #1)</span></a><span itemprop="name"> </span><span itemprop="name"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9583173-between-the-sea-and-sky" title="Between the Sea and Sky"><img alt="Between the Sea and Sky" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1317793561s/9583173.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9583173-between-the-sea-and-sky" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Between the Sea and Sky</span></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10048874-dearly-departed" title="Dearly, Departed"> <img alt="Dearly, Departed" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1318338359s/10048874.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10048874-dearly-departed" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Dearly, Departed</span></a><span itemprop="name"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429033-deadly-cool" title="Deadly Cool"><img alt="Deadly Cool" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1305923021s/10429033.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429033-deadly-cool" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Deadly Cool</span></a><span itemprop="name"> </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7909961-tris-izzie" title="Tris & Izzie"><img alt="Tris & Izzie" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1297799959s/7909961.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7909961-tris-izzie" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Tris & Izzie</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10637697-past-perfect" title="Past Perfect"><img alt="Past Perfect" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1303087619s/10637697.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10637697-past-perfect" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Past Perfect</span></a><span itemprop="name"> </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7362638-amplified" title="Amplified"><img alt="Amplified" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1317793809s/7362638.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7362638-amplified" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Amplified</span></a><span itemprop="name"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10722553-frost" title="Frost"><img alt="Frost (Stork, #2)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51g349voA9L._SL75_.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10722553-frost" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Frost (Stork, #2)</span></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10841115-kiss-of-night" title="Kiss of Night"> <img alt="Kiss of Night" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QoQ7ELmGL._SL75_.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10841115-kiss-of-night" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Kiss of Night</span></a><span itemprop="name"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11736535-the-fire-wars" title="The Fire Wars"><img alt="The Fire Wars (Fire Wars, #1)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1308180575s/11736535.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11736535-the-fire-wars" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">The Fire Wars (Fire Wars, #1)</span></a><span itemprop="name"> </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10710619-girls-don-t-fly" title="Girls Don't Fly"><img alt="Girls Don't Fly" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311281782s/10710619.jpg" /> Girls Don't Fly</a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10834014-glow" title="Glow"><img alt="Glow" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WmMJJJFoL._SL75_.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10834014-glow" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Glow</span></a><br />
<span style="color: black;">2. </span>In the event of a second place winner that person will win one of these from the September releases, again randomly choosen book. <br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9436632-vanish" title="Vanish"><img alt="Vanish (Firelight, #2)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51pubYxzbIL._SL75_.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9436632-vanish" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Vanish (Firelight, #2)</span></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9961796-lola-and-the-boy-next-door" title="Lola and the Boy Next Door"><img alt="Lola and the Boy Next Door" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51a8P0ErqJL._SL75_.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9961796-lola-and-the-boy-next-door" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lola and the Boy Next Door</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9578590-lost-in-time" title="Lost in Time"><img alt="Lost in Time (Blue Bloods, #6)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298681924s/9578590.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9578590-lost-in-time" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lost in Time (Blue Bloods, #6)</span></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429025-a-beautiful-dark" title="A Beautiful Dark"><img alt="A Beautiful Dark" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ivtvUKG2L._SL75_.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429025-a-beautiful-dark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">A Beautiful Dark</span></a><span itemprop="name"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6715235-the-faerie-ring" title="The Faerie Ring"><img alt="The Faerie Ring (The Faerie Ri..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1317794028s/6715235.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6715235-the-faerie-ring" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">The Faerie Ring (The Faerie Ring #1)</span></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429067-sweet-venom" title="Sweet Venom"><img alt="Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1)" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1297755415s/10429067.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429067-sweet-venom" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1)</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9923243-shut-out" title="Shut Out"><img alt="Shut Out" class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1299206941s/9923243.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9923243-shut-out" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Shut Out</span></a>
<span itemprop="name"></span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8591198-first-kill" title="First Kill"><img alt="First Kill (The Slayer Chronic..." class="bookSmallImg" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300288776s/8591198.jpg" /></a>
<a class="bookTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8591198-first-kill" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">First Kill (The Slayer Chronicles, #1)</span></a><br />
<span itemprop="name"><span style="color: black;">3.</span> should a third person win they will get bookmarks and things like that =] sorry but no book unless I decided to add a 4th then maybe but should that happen I'll let you know =] </span><br />
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<span itemprop="name"><span style="color: black;">o</span>k so rules</span></div>
<span itemprop="name"><span style="color: black;">1.</span> can only enter once!!! if you enter twice be <u>sure</u> to tell me otherwise you will be disqualified!</span><br />
<span itemprop="name"><span style="color: black;">2.</span> fill out entry form </span><br />
<span itemprop="name"><span style="color: black;">3.</span> spread the word: remember the more people who enter the more chance there is of there being more prizes!</span><br />
<span itemprop="name"><span style="color: black;">4.</span> be a follower =]</span><br />
<span itemprop="name"><span style="color: black;">5.</span> US only sorry can't do international yet. T_T</span><br />
<span itemprop="name">so get to it fill out the form and wait till November 4th (day contest ends.) winner(s) will be announced on the weekend.</span><br />
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<span itemprop="name">last but not least a thanks to all my followers, thanks for putting up with my craziness =] </span><br />
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<span itemprop="name">as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carol</span><br />
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as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-67815334105690750412011-10-10T19:12:00.001-07:002011-10-10T19:23:48.336-07:00Almost time!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This will be a short blog post but that's only because I want to sort of prepare you for tomorrow. I'm going to be posting a surprise for every one it's almost here so be on the look out!!! I'm pretty sure you are all going to love it =] can't wait to post it but now I have to go to sleep work tomorrow.<br />
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as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carolas always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-32386516028572555532011-09-20T20:55:00.000-07:002011-09-20T20:55:34.175-07:00The new, old and the in-between<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;">H</span>i every one!<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span>t's been ages since I last blogged I know I'm so sorry about that. Things got a little too hectic for my taste and I had too take a break. If I remember correctly a couple months ago blogger was experiencing some bugs that were driving me nuts. There was the whole "an error has occurred" message when ever I tried to log in, many times I wasn't even able to log in, and when I was I wouldn't be able to write some thing or read or it would take for ever to even edit a page. Still I tried to continue to blog but my personal life was getting just as messed up.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span> was working at the factory for 12 hours a day it was a very exhausting and the pay was all that good but hey it was a job I was happy to do as long as I could pay my bills and help out my family. The bad thing was working those crazy hours left me with no energy to either read or write and my reading suffered badly. The only time I was able to read was at lunch and I wasn't reading more than a book every two weeks, the longest time I've ever taken reading a book. I felt like every thing I was writing was the best I could be doing in and so it also contributed to my break in blogging.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">T</span>he other thing that happened was college or lack thereof. I'm not sure but I think I mentioned how I had graduated high school last year (class of 2010 yay!) my plan had been to continue with at least community college but things don't tend to go according to plan I've learned. I was unable to continue in the fall so I decided I would take a year to try and organize my life and so I did always with the hope of picking thing up, I should of known things wouldn't be so easy. I once again tried to enroll in classes but a day before I was to start I was basically denied because of money issues and other things like that. Lets just say I had a nervous breakdown there was so much strees from myself to do all these things I felt I need to do, work and just family I couldn't take it and had the biggest breakdown I've ever had.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span>t was the right thing I feel I was able to finally just breathe, to think clearly after it and it just helped me to let go off so many negative feelings. It was during this time that I got some awesome news, I'd gotten the job at another factory. I 'm currently working there I have to say I love it! I'm working 8-hours a day 5 days a week getting payed more than the minimum wage and not stressed at all like I was at the old job. I'm very thankful to my sister who helped me land the job and who has been supporting me with the college thing. So since things have been going so much better I decided I could start bloggin again and I have to say I've been reading some amazing books I hope to review really soon.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">N</span>ow that every knows the old, the new and the in-between of my lie so far I think getting back to books is a good idea no? also thanks to all who sent me messages wondering where I was. Made me feel like some one cared I wasn't here to at leat help pass 5 minutes of your life lol.<br />
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as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carol<br />
<br /><br />as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-42688369366625302552011-06-03T21:23:00.000-07:002011-06-03T21:23:36.291-07:00Splash Into Summer Giveaway Winner is...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdCu9NL8MsnXpOU52xBPSjQVPnaxsAcw7qH4CMa2EKikuRWi4Sx5vsf2sOINj-8F2-kU8jIaudTyKDLYKHsT64kv1ho2hhUtV7MxWAC4Fxfyx_sAG7ZqIHiLgOOpSKCPWT8GtM-vFjir7/s1600/congratz+winners.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdCu9NL8MsnXpOU52xBPSjQVPnaxsAcw7qH4CMa2EKikuRWi4Sx5vsf2sOINj-8F2-kU8jIaudTyKDLYKHsT64kv1ho2hhUtV7MxWAC4Fxfyx_sAG7ZqIHiLgOOpSKCPWT8GtM-vFjir7/s320/congratz+winners.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Hi every one I'm so sorry it took so long to get this post up I couldn't get into my blogger for some weird reason yesterday and I spent most of today checking all the extra entries. I'm really sad to say some people were disqualified and there were also a few double entries. There were still so many entries and after much verification I'm glad to report the lucky winner is Lindsey from <a href="http://unitedbybooks.blogspot.com/">United by Books</a> blog-spot (warning if you choose to visit her blog to congratulate her it is more of a mature blog)<br />
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anyways I've already sent her the email and I hope to get a response soon if not I will have to pick another winner. Hope you have a nice day every one!<br />
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as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carolas always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-86906467696077376912011-05-31T18:56:00.000-07:002011-05-31T18:56:09.585-07:00Review: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">What Happened to Goodbye</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">By: Sarah Dessen</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">Published:May 10th, 2011</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Recieved/Won: Jenny from</span> <a href="http://newbooksnewbloggers.blogspot.com/">New Books for New Bloggers</a></div><br />
<span id="freeText10422992487108978868"><i><span style="color: black;">"I</span><span style="color: purple;">n the past two years, Mclean Sweet has moved four times. At each stop, she assumes a new persona, but it never quite works. Whether she's an effervescent cheerleader or an intense drama queen, nothing can permanently dispel the turmoil and rage at her mother since her parents' divorce. Sarah Dessen's novel about a teenager and her restaurant manager father captures the vulnerability that young people often experience after the dissolution of their family. A compelling story; strong characterization; and with a touch of romance</span><span style="color: black;">."</span></i> <span style="color: black;">Synopsis by Goodreads</span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText10422992487108978868"><span style="color: black;">L</span>ets Cover Talk<span style="color: black;">! </span> </span><br />
<span id="freeText10422992487108978868"><span style="color: black;">A</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">s always my curious mind looked for other covers but sadly I only found two. Well it's not really sad just makes our cover talk kind of short, but I'm sure well manage. Now I personally love the cover of the book I received from Jenny from </span></span><a href="http://newbooksnewbloggers.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0b5394;">New Books for New Bloggers</a><span id="freeText10422992487108978868" style="color: #0b5394;"> but I must confess to one thing. Originally when I saw the cover before, on the internet, I believed the girl was at the beach. How I came to this conclusion I'm not entirely sure. The cover for me is like the story, or I guess you could say like Mclean. The only way I can explain this is by saying Mclean isn't what she first appears to be you really have to take a good look at her to even begin to understand her. The book cover was the same for me I didn't really look at it and so I mistook the room for a beach. I think that's life though if you go about at a fast pace some times you miss things that you wouldn't have otherwise some times you really have to stop and as they say "smell the roses".</span><br />
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<span id="freeText10422992487108978868"><span style="color: black;">T</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">he other cover is actually very interesting it's the same in the fact that if you just take a quick look at it it looks simple, just a suitcase full of junk, but if you really examine it closely you realize it's much more than that. The things inside are Mclean's baggage literally its all the stuff that has meaning to her. Part of her yet apart at the same time like one person inside of two. I guess the only thing I didn't like so much about the second book cover is the whiteness of it. It feels unfinished but then again that's kind of like Mclean, she likes to have a blank canvas every time they have to move. Both covers seem connected to the story and I love that. It's not that it takes away from the story if it isn'</span></span><span id="freeText10422992487108978868" style="color: #0b5394;">t, but if you get a sense of what the book is about even before you open it up then I think that's amazing.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText10422992487108978868"> <span style="color: black;">I</span>n <i>What Happened to Goodbye</i> by Sarah Dessen the story starts with Mclean she has just moved to yet another place with her dad. Like all their other moves Mclean is already starting to plan what she will do, who she will be. The thing is since her parent's nasty divorce she doesn't want to be Mclean the girl whose family is torn apart so she changes herself. The first time she does it she becomes Eliza, cheerleader popular girl, the second time she decides to be more of a drama queen and calls herself Lizbeth and the last being Beth over achiever. She feels like its a way to not get attached to people after all she knows they could be there for a few weeks to maybe close to a half a year but in the end they always move. Its what I mean when I said she liked the blank canvas she could make herself over be some one how had a different life who was perfect in her own way but at the end of the day it wasn't her. She feels like it's a way to spare herself pain but in reality the only thing this does is make her forget who Mclean is.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText10422992487108978868"><span style="color: black;">I</span>n this new move she decides she will call herself Liz Sweet but things her plans are changed when she meets Dave. Here is where I say the genius Sarah Dessen is by once again creating a character worth loving, imperfect but perfect with his imperfections. Dave boy genius has always walked the straight and narrow path until he realizes he's never once done some thing "normal" teenagers do. So he breaks a rule and gets busted with a beer. When he realizes Mclean is about to get busted herself he helps her and so they meet. It's at this meeting that should have never happened that Mclean becomes the person she was running away from the most, herself. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText10422992487108978868"><span style="color: black;">T</span>he whole book is about looking at the whole picture not just one sector. About family how its not just one place, one set of people but anywhere any time any place. I really loved <i>What Happened to Goodbye</i> I connected to the story in so many ways, as well as to many of the characters. The characters are all so different from each other but they mesh so well.I loved Dave (only second to Dexter from <i>This Lullaby</i> another book from Sarah Dessen) Deb was a surprise I loved finding and of course I loved finding the different parts to Mclean I think I connected to her the most. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText10422992487108978868"> as always </span><span class="messageBody"><span style="color: black;">♥</span></span><span id="freeText10422992487108978868">, Carol<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am giving away (to U.S only sorry international readers the next one will be international.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My fave (so far lol) summer read</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's actually 2 stories in one the first <i>The Boys Next Door</i> the other one being <i>Endless Summer</i> its sequel I think you'll all love it anyways just fill out the form and hop on over to the next blog </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as always<span class="messageBody"> <span style="color: black;">♥</span></span>, Carol</div><br />
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<div style="color: #0b5394;">I think for my first ever giveaway things when pretty well no? lol well I think I could of fixed some things but overall I'm pretty happy. next week the Splash into Summer giveaway will start and I'm not sure yet but there could be a grand prize (book and swag) or there could be two winners well see. So now on to the winner of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnicVSi-_odifZ63ChG4PbkcftQ34Q-rmlOb4otDGp7nkkCQZeBR8OgfuZnpaJtbZl1BFoYpmSeY8AymFuaJJv4L-eUlrZNFFd32ztJbdFarl04uOti5luq8d5BwiDvTcCX9kRlN8N8eDm/s1600/thislullaby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnicVSi-_odifZ63ChG4PbkcftQ34Q-rmlOb4otDGp7nkkCQZeBR8OgfuZnpaJtbZl1BFoYpmSeY8AymFuaJJv4L-eUlrZNFFd32ztJbdFarl04uOti5luq8d5BwiDvTcCX9kRlN8N8eDm/s320/thislullaby.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"> This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen and the person who won is....</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">Cyndi M</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>from <a href="http://dog-earedandbookmarked.blogspot.com/">Dog-Eared & Bookmarked</a></div><div style="color: #0b5394;">you have until Friday night to send me your address I've already sent you the email and thanks to every one the participated! happy reading</div><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"> as always</span><span class="messageBody"> <span style="color: black;">♥</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">, Carol</span></span>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-90684584832165163372011-05-15T12:35:00.000-07:002011-05-15T12:35:17.966-07:00In My Mailbox # 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMNu4sJTahjGKm9vv_mJa-F22KzAZSoNn2FzkthIDeeXh366Tv_l76VfsF3OwuhyIn48ONVQGcJhodgem6Qeshc5GuEG9i1vuhDEsRWF316Ozyn_2ihR-HpZ0umpR7ijZ506S9TgQ1R2A/s1600/mailbox1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMNu4sJTahjGKm9vv_mJa-F22KzAZSoNn2FzkthIDeeXh366Tv_l76VfsF3OwuhyIn48ONVQGcJhodgem6Qeshc5GuEG9i1vuhDEsRWF316Ozyn_2ihR-HpZ0umpR7ijZ506S9TgQ1R2A/s1600/mailbox1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">H</span>ey every one welcome to my IMM #4 this week I have a few books but some I've been waiting for eagerly I hope you'll visit the blogs of the people who hosted giveaways since they will most likely have other giveaways who knows you could be the next winner =].</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">♥<span style="color: purple;">~</span> </span>Affair With Out End by Candace Camp last of the prize pack thanks Tynga @ <a href="http://www.tyngasreviews.com/">Tynga's Reviews</a><span style="color: black;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">♥<span style="color: purple;">~</span> </span>Jersey Tomatoes are the Best by Maria Padian thanks to Liz over @<span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://cleverlyinked.com/">Cleverly Inked </a></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">♥<span style="color: purple;">~</span> </span>Clarity by Kim Harrington thanks to Emily<a href="http://booksoulmates.blogspot.com/"></a> @<span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://emilysreadingroom.blogspot.com/">Emily's Reading Room</a> <br />
<span style="color: black;"> and of course to the ladies at </span><a href="http://booksoulmates.blogspot.com/">Book Soulmates</a> for hosting the awesome Monthly R.A.K event<br />
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<div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;">I</span> can't thank these lovely ladies enough for giving me the chance to read these book! I've finished reading Affair With Out End and Clarity and I've started on Jersey Tomatoes are the Best can't wait to show you all the reviews =]</div><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">♥</span><span style="color: purple;">~</span> Eona by Alison Goodman because I've been waiting for ever for this one. <br />
<span style="color: black;">♥</span><span style="color: purple;">~</span> This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen because it's for my <a href="http://asalwayslovecarol.blogspot.com/2011/05/sarah-dessen-week-giveaway.html">Sarah Dessen giveaway</a> <br />
that ends May 16th (yes I extended it one day)<br />
<span style="color: black;">♥</span><span style="color: purple;">~</span> Mystery book for Splash into Summer Giveaway and swag bag <br />
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<div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;">N</span>o Library books this week since I had some from the previous week but next week I'm pretty sure I will have some lol. So What's in your Mailbox?</div><span style="color: black;"><br />
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as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carol<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">ps. I'll try to visit all blogs that have visited me and leave a comment today but if I don't get to every one it will have to be until Wednesday since I work mon-tues-wed sorry.</span>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-2324676777181994002011-05-13T13:08:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:08:45.580-07:00Quick update #4 and April R.A.K summary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqfB-ZMl9OJMfwQIC9W4Mzb21aHe61oteTNruwM-FKHdBiSnSbIoQZ4nFCw2fGnu2dPg3Ffr_gurZt0FKzmOO_pb0dw4w-EaW3CQlAbrrXqegV8W1iJuOmSPInOQFZjdM30dp3b75sKhs/s1600/thank_you_comment_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqfB-ZMl9OJMfwQIC9W4Mzb21aHe61oteTNruwM-FKHdBiSnSbIoQZ4nFCw2fGnu2dPg3Ffr_gurZt0FKzmOO_pb0dw4w-EaW3CQlAbrrXqegV8W1iJuOmSPInOQFZjdM30dp3b75sKhs/s320/thank_you_comment_21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span> am so behind aren't I? lol I'm truly sorry hings have been hectic at home I had to work a few more day and I've been recovering from some back pain but all is well now the good thing about trying to recover is that I had the chance to read a few more books! The reviews for those will be up soon. and I'm really excited for the other things happening in the blog in the days coming.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span> wanted to remind every one about my <a href="http://asalwayslovecarol.blogspot.com/2011/05/sarah-dessen-week-giveaway.html">Sarah Dessen giveaway</a> that is still running. I may even extend the ending date of the 15th one or two days because of blogger being down but I'm not sure yet. <br />
Also remind you all about the Splash into Summer giveaway that starts May 25 and clarify that I was so wrong I'm not number 180 as I had previously believed I'm actually # 247 lol but the good thing is there are many blogs you can enter and the possibility of winning is high! I also already have the book I'll be giving away and maybe I'll have another prize (something like swag) so there could be two winners =] <br />
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<span style="color: black;">O</span>k now that that's out of the way I have thanks to give. First of all to the girls at <a href="http://booksoulmates.blogspot.com/">Book Soulmates</a> for making such a fun even like the R.A.K or Random Act of Kindness. I'm sad to say I wont be participating this month but next month I will. For the month of April I actually got a R.A.K from Emily at <a href="http://emilysreadingroom.blogspot.com/">Emily's Reading Room</a> I can't thank her enough for giving me the chance to read one of the books from my ever growing wishlist. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I received Clarity from Emily I loved this book!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="color: black;">O</span>f course I had to give some one a book to show my R.A.K but I just couldn't decide who to choose I felt like it would be bad for me to just pick some one so I used <a href="http://www.random.org/">Random. org</a> and ended picking Amanda from <a href="http://www.glowsnoveladdiction.blogspot.com/">Novel Addiction</a> I contacted her and after a lot of crazy mishap I've finally sent her book! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda from Novel Addiction will be receiving this book. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="color: black;">S</span>o thats basically the April R.A.K summary sorry it took so long lol anyways happy reading every one<br />
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as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carolas always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-16068647507948819072011-05-09T00:00:00.000-07:002011-05-09T00:00:03.837-07:00Sarah Dessen Week Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYbB4TD4kRWdDwQx77U1dn5IKo9efX1BroSwXxgpRAN9zmFQ6IvoF6Lxzwja3il5TAfyvmd73YCrHWuiiheBHkGn9jWsjiC92L4JjQb19cAq4i8O8dL7TmFdhU81H9raPYR6rIv4ahSUY/s1600/Sarah+D+collage1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYbB4TD4kRWdDwQx77U1dn5IKo9efX1BroSwXxgpRAN9zmFQ6IvoF6Lxzwja3il5TAfyvmd73YCrHWuiiheBHkGn9jWsjiC92L4JjQb19cAq4i8O8dL7TmFdhU81H9raPYR6rIv4ahSUY/s1600/Sarah+D+collage1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: black;">I</span><span style="color: purple;">'ve loved reading Sarah Dessens books for a long time now so when I heard that there would be a Sarah Dessen week hosted by </span><a href="http://www.thereadinghousewives.com/p/sarah-dessen-week.html" style="color: purple;">The Reading Housewives of Indiana</a><span style="color: purple;"> and </span><a href="http://yabibliophile.blogspot.com/" style="color: purple;">YA Bibliophile</a><span style="color: purple;"> I had to sign up for it. I knew I couldn't choose a better event to join and make as my first ever giveaway. I decided that for this week I will make at least one review on a Sarah Dessen book and Giveaway one of her books. So here's the fun part </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;">U</span>p for grabs (to US only sorry guys its the first and I'm not sure how to send International yet)</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">T</span>his Lullaby</i> <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: purple;">by Sarah Dessen</span> </span></div><span style="color: black;">S</span>ince I loved <i>This Lullaby</i> so much I decided it would be the perfect book to give away ~check out my review <a href="http://asalwayslovecarol.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-this-lullaby-by-sarah-dessen.html">here</a>~<br />
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Just fill out the form and Ta-Da be entered for the chance to win it.<br />
Winner will be announced either May 16th or 17th<br />
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<span style="color: black;">~ a</span>s much as I <span style="color: black;">♥ </span>comments they wont count towards entries but if you have anything to say leave a comment I promise to answer~as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-77255228433303945402011-05-06T16:35:00.000-07:002011-05-06T16:35:45.181-07:00Review- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText1280777001893373362"><i> </i>Water for Elephants </span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText1280777001893373362">By: Sara Gruen </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="freeText1280777001893373362"><span style="color: black;"> Published: March 1st, 2011(</span>First published April 9th, 2006<span style="color: black;">)</span> </span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText1280777001893373362">Publisher: Algonquin Books</span></div><br />
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</div><span id="freeText1280777001893373362"><i style="color: purple;">"Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old mind. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion; a world with its own narrow, irrational rules, its own way of life, and its own way of death. The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell. <br />
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Jacob was there because his luck had run out - orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on this locomotive 'ship of fools'. It was the early part of the Great Depression, and everyone in this third-rate circus was lucky to have any job at all. Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, was there because she fell in love with the wrong man, a handsome circus boss with a wide mean streak. And Rosie the elephant was there because she was the great gray hope, the new act that was going to be the salvation of the circus; the only problem was, Rosie didn't have an act - in fact, she couldn't even follow instructions. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.</i><span style="color: purple;">"</span> <span style="color: black;">Synopsis from Goodreads</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span id="freeText1280777001893373362"> <span style="color: black;">I</span> loved how the story is told from the point of view of 9o (or 93) year old Jacob Jankowski it was quite refreshing in many ways. His thoughts were a mixture of wistfulness, knowledge, and grumpy old man. The story it self is set in the late 1920's and early 30's at least the story of Jacob at a young age </span><span id="freeText1280777001893373362">about 70 years have passed since then</span><span id="freeText1280777001893373362">. 23 year old Jacob has just lost his parents in a tragic accident and with them all he had. In a desperate move to get away he jumps into a moving train and so begins the story. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText1280777001893373362"><span style="color: black;">C</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">heck out Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen and then stop by again tell me your thoughts on it maybe I missed some thing you didn't or if you've already read it tell me your thoughts. Of curse if you've seen the movie tell me your thoughts on that as well I hope to see it soon and maybe I'll talk about it in another blog post but for now this is it. Hope you all have a nice day</span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText1280777001893373362"> as always</span><span class="messageBody"> <span style="color: black;">♥</span></span><span id="freeText1280777001893373362">, Carol</span>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-86432773526108372222011-05-01T12:00:00.000-07:002011-05-01T12:00:04.386-07:00Review Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfzhxRSxk__DWxbrd_sJOwVWtpnQRMgfyZGy4dWkEQsBPXHeC4XuICtPqlMQyAYVqEyd9SRhjIWoS73qT6OI40tXfjiOwGDWwI9QyRBSsLHEp4E97byPP6JxJvH9J-uSAcUsOpQZOz-QK/s1600/2261459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">Happy hour of the Damned (Amanda Feral #1)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">By: Mark Henry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">Publisher: Kensington</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">Published: March 1st, 2008</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText5132550280912042551"><i>"<span style="color: black;">B</span>efore she became a zombie, Amanda Feral had everything under control. This sassy Seattle advertising exec and full-time party diva knew how to cope with club leeches and overbearing clients, but fending off the undead is clearly something else. As Amanda gradually adjusts to her new, exceedingly weird identity, she learns important lessons about shapeshifters, reapers, bloodsuckers, dressing to truly kill. And the minute one of Amanda's undead friends disappears after texting the word, "help" (the undead-so dramatic!) she knows the afterlife is about to get really ugly. A hysterical paranormal debut romp."</i> <span style="color: black;">Synopsis from Goodreads and back of the book.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">L</span>ets cover talk<span style="color: black;">:</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">T</span>he cover for <i>Happy Hour of the Damned</i> is simple in a way but I like it. Amanda looks very dead with her deathly skin tone but also very fabulous the only thing I wasn't so happy about is her shoulders look kinda of weird. That and her nails aren't painted I don't now it seems like she would have them a fab color but then again she could just think its too much of a hassle lol. I love that the moon is incorporated into the cover not only because they do spend a lot of their time hanging out at night but also because I love the moon. Ditto for the Cemetery ...except I'm not a fan of them kind of creepy especially at night. There are no other covers as far as I know so no other pics this time.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">M</span></span>y Opinion ooer!<span style="color: black;">:</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">T</span>he book is told with little footnotes (like the quote on pic) at first this was kind of weird but I really enjoyed it as the story progressed they certainly got many chuckles out of me. I loved so much of this book, like the first time Wendy and Amanda meet, or many of the other first meetings since they are all so different and funny in an almost sick twisted way. Like in many other stories I kept trying to guess who the villain was but I must confess I was way off. The ending was especially crazy but incredibly enjoyable a complete surprise all on it's on. This book isn't a Paranormal Romance story although there is some romance mixed in with all the other crazyness its just mostly a paranormal story. This book is an adventure it's full of crazy happenings, weird encounters and surprise endings that any one can enjoy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhsxXRUIr-RD1DeUG-PJ0empQMnvBAdV-78c2UlCv9BLQ5_CcTaT4mP4C2WMM9tTThGf6oqfKfeDS-7htispPPBW6hpDE10OIU_iZvjtMALTMH8A7J0eiUHxrdUpqK5rjA53ocHLuXMqL/s320/best_friends_cards-p137346433598677488qqld_400.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">T</span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer18356017"><span id="freeText14434585220361583403">he Story is told from Amanda's </span></span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer18356017"><span id="freeText14434585220361583403">narcissistic point of view she is the main character</span></span> in Happy Hour of the Damned. Most of the time one of her friends Wendy, Gil and Liesl are with her but not always. Amanda and Wendy are Zombies made not mistakes, Gil is a vampire, and Liesl is a succubus. Their kind of like the fantastic four except they don't help humanity unless it's in their benefit and even then it's almost reluctant. Their all pretty similar, all of them dibble in the sarcastic languages, witty/catty remarks, and all around food enjoyment of the human kind. I really liked them because their not your goody-goody characters they really don't care what happens to humans Amanda is even outraged when a Zombie tries to go on a cow diet instead of human. Amanda is full of diva-tude she completely changed my opinion on zombies in ways I thought impossible you can read my opinion on zombies in my blog post "<a href="http://asalwayslovecarol.blogspot.com/2011/04/where-i-talk-zombies-into-vegetarianism.html">"Where I talk zombies into vegetarianism or at least try to"</a>. I learned many things while read <i>Happy Hour of the Damned</i> for example that if you're a homeless person or & live in Seattle you should watch your back other wise a zombie could attack lol. Amanda isn't your knight in shinning armor she will throw you in front of a bus if it saves her and eat you with no remorse afterward. She cares for only her friends which is why when one of them disappears she enlist many in the search of her lost friend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbrGaZljmXb5-bW1NpWqjfS-xvLot3S-G6dc9RwqckGvV1JtdhZfX6qu9OoCEMAtVvaQVccnt5HEitnO7WZZUtpQXRyInfrxoYi5LLaGhkUX2XMqEU_ek5kwW4MMCTPQ-quezZAzi-fgh/s1600/image.php.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbrGaZljmXb5-bW1NpWqjfS-xvLot3S-G6dc9RwqckGvV1JtdhZfX6qu9OoCEMAtVvaQVccnt5HEitnO7WZZUtpQXRyInfrxoYi5LLaGhkUX2XMqEU_ek5kwW4MMCTPQ-quezZAzi-fgh/s200/image.php.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">T</span>here are many other characters like Ricardo the hottie but very dead zombie, Shane King 28 year old looking but probably closer to 100 vampire, Elizabeth Karkaroff rumored Devil, Cameron Hansen celebrity, Reapers little girls with big mouths and so many others this book is full of amazing paranormal action. At times the book was slightly too gory but in a way that made me say eww but keep reading. This book is definitely more of an adult read or at least 16 and older since it contains some graphic scenes ( one or two minor sex scenes but mostly just bloody) but nothing major in my opinion. Over all I really liked this book it made me laugh, say eww a lot and simply learn the dark side can be fun if you have the right company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">♥</span><span style="color: purple;">~</span> Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ~ review will come soon~ <br />
<span style="color: black;">♥</span><span style="color: purple;">~</span> Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin<br />
<span style="color: black;">♥</span><span style="color: purple;">~</span> Master of None by Sonya Bateman ~not really mine since it's going to my April R.A.K but I did buy it lol~<br />
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<div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;">S</span>o thats it for this week I had many lovely ladies who gifted me more than I could have asked I've read some of these in the week and reviews for them will be out soon. I'm hoping to join in again on the May R.A.K as well but not sure yet. I hope you enjoyed reading my IMM post please leave a comment if you want. What's in your Mailbox?</div><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;"> </span>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-56139136450084464612011-04-28T21:30:00.000-07:002011-04-28T21:33:05.142-07:00Follow Friday<center><a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/search/label/FF" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4710921228_bf32d46f6d_o.png" /></a></center><br />
<h3 style="color: purple;"> </h3><h3 style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Follow Friday is a Meme hosted over at </span><a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/"><span style="color: black;">Parajunkee's View</span></a><span style="color: black;"> to learn more about it head on ever to her blog and check it out =D </span></span></span></h3><div style="margin-left: 10px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong>This week's featured Blogger is: <a href="http://startingthenextchapterbooks.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">Starting The Next Chapter</span></a>.</strong></div><div style="margin-left: 10px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong>This week's question:</strong></div><h3 style="color: purple;">Q. Keeping with the dystopian and apocalypse theme that seems to be running rampant on parajunkee.com, I have one very hard question for you: If you were stocking your bomb shelter, what books would you HAVE to include if you only had space for ten?</h3> no specific order just love them all <br />
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<span style="color: black;">1</span>.Pride and Prejudiceby Jane Austen<br />
<span style="color: black;">2</span>.The Reckoning <span style="color: black;">(darkest Powers #3)</span> Kelley Armstrong <br />
<span style="color: black;">3</span>.Georgina Kincaid series <span style="color: black;">(6)</span> by Richelle Mead<br />
<span style="color: black;">4</span>.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rolling<br />
<span style="color: black;">5</span>. Confessions of Georgia Nicholson (any in the series) by Louise Rennison<br />
<span style="color: black;">....</span> I would probably abandon some thing else of mine to make room for another Book in the Confessions of Georgina Nicholson series if the future is bleak any in that series will make me crack up lol<br />
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Happy Follow Friday every one and happy reading<br />
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as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carolas always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-40215423148990691542011-04-27T18:20:00.000-07:002011-04-27T18:20:34.740-07:00Quick update #3<span style="color: black;">H</span>i every one just wanted to give you all a quick-ish update on what going to be happening on the blog the next few weeks. Before that though I wanted to say welcome to my newest followers and the older ones as well thanks for following I hope you enjoy my blog posts! I'm amazed every time I log on and I find a new follower it really makes me incredibly happy to know some one likes what I'm writing lol. I also wanted to thank all the people who have hosted a giveaway, I've entered so many I don't even remember which ones I entered lol I won a couple of them and I'm super happy to read the books I got (or will be getting) and review them for you guys! since I love giveaways( entering, winning, hosting?) here is some thing for you all. <br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span>f you've read any of my other "Quick Updates" you might have noticed how I've been talking about doing a giveaway and I have finally decided to do it yay! I'm participating in the The Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop hosted by <a href="http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/">I Am A Reader, Not A Writer</a> & <a href="http://pageturnersblog.com/">Page Turners</a>. This giveaway is going to be going on from May 25th to 31st I've submitted my entry to be in it and I think I will be #180 . Also I'm thinking of maybe participating on the Sarah Dessen Week because I think she's amazing I love her books and I want to do a giveaway for that as well but I'll let you know if I do join that one as well. I haven't decided what the prize for my Splash into summer giveaway will be yet I think I'm going to keep that a secret until the giveaway date.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">S</span>o are you as excited as I am? My first giveaway I hope things go smoothly but if you have any pointers or tips to help me out in the process please leave me a comment down below. Love you all thanks for following<br />
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as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carolas always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-45761546336993740092011-04-23T09:23:00.000-07:002011-04-23T09:23:12.168-07:00How it all started...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxvAfPK1Y3X0CpYDap6_wUsKmsQWg_A2CKfNMBdZ1vP0m7EpIYy8X6EoTzBAvVovM6rQ7g-BNsQUbQ-UISlEVVQ2VYhTB09aWwvWL_AM6LJUILEysJQt9p7kt1yCFfU5d42O9N37uj008/s1600/quotes59+Love+Quotes.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxvAfPK1Y3X0CpYDap6_wUsKmsQWg_A2CKfNMBdZ1vP0m7EpIYy8X6EoTzBAvVovM6rQ7g-BNsQUbQ-UISlEVVQ2VYhTB09aWwvWL_AM6LJUILEysJQt9p7kt1yCFfU5d42O9N37uj008/s400/quotes59+Love+Quotes.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: purple;">A little bit... or maybe a lot about me.</span></div> <br />
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<div style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">I</span>'m sure many of you have had "the question" asked at least once by some one whether it's a friend, family member or some random person. I've been asked so many times I've learned it's better to just simply say the fastest answer rather than actually trying to explain. So now you might be wondering what question is that exactly? It's the simple "why do you like to read?" Ever since my love of reading started I've been constantly asked and at first I would try to explain but people just couldn't seem to understand. It come to a point where I would just simply answer with a " just because it's fun" to stop the questions. yes, it's fun to read but really that's not the only reason I love reading. In order to fully understand where it all began I would have to take you all back to my childhood specifically age 9 or 10 or maybe even further.</div><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span> was born October 9, 1992 to my father Hipolito and my mom Margarita their second child together and their last. My mother and father met at their work place they were both divorced and I guess love grew between them, they married and had my brother 5 years later I was born. I was the accident they loved or at least that what my mom once told me lol. I was my father's princess for exactly 2 years we didn't get more than that. My father passed away 3 days after my second birthday from health complications I never got the chance to know him.<br />
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<div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;">I</span> never felt anything was missing in my life that is until about 5th grade when I saw my friends with their dads that was the first time I felt the absence of my father deeply. I remember thinking how lucky they were to have their dads with them. I remember going to the store and seeing those "daddy's little girl" t-shirt's and thinking I could never wear one of those. It was during those times I was also going through some body issues. I wasn't aware of it at that time but I was going through some-what of a depression. I don't know if my family ever noticed it I've learned to be very good at hiding my emotions I was always the quiet child at school and during this time I just retreated into my shell even more. It was only at home with my family that I would laugh, scream, be crazy but when ever I cried I always hid on the bathroom I didn't want them to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxyvETH3eZwOzgTXlwOGVWYRRT95MfJBReJ_71oszltYmaKk7eC8nqANRoKYu0SwjU8k7c6sxT745M62El4Ut0sQnOOwOXL3yCwwJyV5vhK6ic-uUI47ISWmPkpfkaDYNmOJnepXNmjtW/s1600/Dear_Diary_by_Iza87.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxyvETH3eZwOzgTXlwOGVWYRRT95MfJBReJ_71oszltYmaKk7eC8nqANRoKYu0SwjU8k7c6sxT745M62El4Ut0sQnOOwOXL3yCwwJyV5vhK6ic-uUI47ISWmPkpfkaDYNmOJnepXNmjtW/s320/Dear_Diary_by_Iza87.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: black;">I</span> was a girl who hid her feelings, who would fake a smile when she wanted to cry the most. Even when I gave in to the tears it would be in the bathroom and I would pinch myself to stop the tears to feel pain instead of sadness. I had a diary where I would some times write about boys I liked (even then I was a flirt lol) but there were also very dark letters to myself where I wrote suicide notes. During 6th grade my depression became worse I became suicidal. I remember once where I just felt it was better to die to simply stop feeling I remember going to the kitchen and grabbing a knife and thinking about cutting my writs. I never when through with it though because I would think of my mom who loves me so much and I felt I couldn't cause her so much pain. I thinking going so far as to actually grab a knife shocked me enought that I never tried it again.<br />
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<div style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">7</span>th and 8th grade of my life were quiet nothing happened I was neither happy nor sad it just simply the time were I had begun to see how destructive I was against myslef it was the year I felt I had to change for my own good. During this time I began to come out of my shell little by little. My freshman year of high school I met a girl named Erin in cooking class the firs time I saw her she was reading. The book was called MARS by Fuyumi Soryo it was a manga.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span style="color: black;">T</span>his book and Erin changed my life in ways I don't think she ever really knew. It was this book that started my love of reading, it was this book that saved me. When I saw her I remember thinking how happy she looked reading how free she looked. It took some courage on my part to ask what she was reading she looked at me and handed me her book. I read a page and was hooked I guess she could tell because she said she would let me borrow it as soon as she finished it. I read it and I loved it I kept thinking how wonderful the story had been how I wanted to keep reading more of it and told her the next day I saw her. I asked where I could find more and she answered our library had some but if I really wanted to find a big selection our local library had many. That was all it took that same week I took my first trip to the school library. At school I would often stop by and pick up other manga and when I finished the ones there I took my first trip to the local library. The first book I took out of the library was another manga with the same basic story plot at MARS it was called Kare First Love by Kaho Miyasaka<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">A</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">fter reading MARS I continued reading more and more manga but I'm too much of a fast reader to be completely satisfied with only that so I decided it was time to try a YA book. The manga section and YA books were side by side so it wasn't hard to find them (they have now been moved across but still are pretty close) the first YA book I checked out with my brother's library card was Crank by Ellen Hopkins.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: black;">I</span>f you've read any Ellen Hopkins books you probably know how powerful they are. It was this book that made me realize I don't have to be perfect I have to be just me, imperfect in all my glory. I was very susceptible to peer pressure and this book made me realize drugs aren't some thing to mess with it made me realize drugs aren't the way to escape. Instead of doing what friends were doing I read, reading became my way of escaping. I would immerse myself into what ever book I had and just lose myself in it. So to answer the question "why do I read?" because reading gives me the freedom to escape, to express what ever emotion I'm feeling, to cry, laugh, scream, get angry. I can just lose myself in an unknown world I almost feel like it's me in the story not the characters or at least I feel like I'm alongside them. When I fished a book I feel so happy like I've accomplished something it makes me feel alive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqfB-ZMl9OJMfwQIC9W4Mzb21aHe61oteTNruwM-FKHdBiSnSbIoQZ4nFCw2fGnu2dPg3Ffr_gurZt0FKzmOO_pb0dw4w-EaW3CQlAbrrXqegV8W1iJuOmSPInOQFZjdM30dp3b75sKhs/s1600/thank_you_comment_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqfB-ZMl9OJMfwQIC9W4Mzb21aHe61oteTNruwM-FKHdBiSnSbIoQZ4nFCw2fGnu2dPg3Ffr_gurZt0FKzmOO_pb0dw4w-EaW3CQlAbrrXqegV8W1iJuOmSPInOQFZjdM30dp3b75sKhs/s320/thank_you_comment_21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">B</span>asically I love reading because I feel it saved me in many ways saved my life, my mind, just simply saved me from me. I haven't felt sad or suicidal in so many years I feel very alive and I'm so thankful for having a family that loves me as much as mine does. I feel thankful for the friends that I've made those that brightened my days when I felt especially sad and most of all I feel thankful to all those authors who wrote the stories that saved me. I don't know if they will ever know just how thankful I really am but at the end of the day the best way to show my thanks is to live with no regrets, to laugh as much as possible, to love with all my heart just to </span><u style="color: purple;">Live</u><span style="color: purple;">. As I write this I feel very happy to have been able to share this with you all and even though it's a very personal story I don't regret sharing it. Now let me be the one to ask you, </span><i style="color: purple;">"what made you read or what made you love reading?"</i><span style="color: purple;"> thanks for reading hw it all started have a nice weekend every one </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carol</div>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-46594065367626018062011-04-21T15:33:00.000-07:002011-04-21T16:29:31.339-07:00quick update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
hey every on just wanted to let you know now I have finally managed to fix my page and now you can follow me in:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carol <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-76994313845930302892011-04-21T13:30:00.000-07:002011-04-21T13:32:26.903-07:00Library Unveiled #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkVi2sfKZmqqvviGMyhT77GwzXtwoixSItCJeabfupi4N9nUZAtZOBdbHWiC6D3D5be0TAKTfXK9w_QwukE-iTJYP37EWks8hFSnYc6I0CZjQ75USuMpn1DRWJXfxlkhVn4w8TFkE9_B1/s1600/Skull-and-books4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkVi2sfKZmqqvviGMyhT77GwzXtwoixSItCJeabfupi4N9nUZAtZOBdbHWiC6D3D5be0TAKTfXK9w_QwukE-iTJYP37EWks8hFSnYc6I0CZjQ75USuMpn1DRWJXfxlkhVn4w8TFkE9_B1/s1600/Skull-and-books4.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="color: blue; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Don't know what is in your library?</span></div></div><div style="color: blue; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Want to share your books with others?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: blue; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Curious to know what is in other libraries?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://madsteampunkery.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-meme-yes-lets.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: medium;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">L</span><span style="color: purple;">ibrary Unveiled</span></span></u></span></a><span style="color: blue;"> is a new Meme created by the Mad Scientist over at </span><a href="http://madsteampunkery.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;"><span style="color: purple;">Steampunkery & book reviews</span>.</a> <span style="color: blue;">It's way to share your personal library, bound or virtual, with the Mad Scientist and other bloggers.</span> </i></div><i style="color: blue;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Y</span>ay second Library Unveiled. This week I reached to the far back of my bookshelf to bring out some of my first books (not the first one I read just the first I bought lol) and a few others. This week on my Library unveiled I have: Stories of Love <br />
<span style="color: blue;">My Small Reads</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span>'m actually a BIG fan of Manga. I Became a manga fanatic before my love of reading even began it's actually a really long story that I wish to tell all my friends so I'm sure I'll be writing a blog post about it either today or tomorrow. Before that thought <i>Skip Beat</i> by Yoshiki Nakamura, its a series as most manga is. It's also still ongoing which makes me happy because I love it and don't want it to end yet. This pic is of the fist book but I have book 14, 15, and 16 I haven't been able to buy the others but I check them out of the library often. I love the story in this one ts very awesome and if you are thinking of giving manga a chance you should definitely check out this one or Kimi ni Todoke you wont be dissapointed.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I Love </span>Cameron Dokey's Retelling stories they are always so lovely. I bought Winter's Child a while back but I've read all of them except maybe 2 or three I have yet to buy. Winters Child doesn't disappoint and as always I love the cover its very lovely as are the other covers they are fast read because the normally don't have more than 200 pages so makes the small reads list. If you haven't yet pick up a Cameron Dokey retelling story maybe you'll love the new version of happily ever after.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">K</span>itchen Princess by Natsumi Ando and Miyuki Kobayashi is another manga story I personally own. this is a different story than <i>Skip Beat!</i> but still a great book. I love the format of the book like Skip Beat! its actually the Japanese format meaning you read the story from the back to the front the story is very innocent and full of love an awesome small read. As a plus since its about food (Kitchen hello name? lol) they usually have the food recipe to what ever is talked about in the manga and its a finished story ended 2009 so no waiting =p<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Not So small Reads</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">W</span>ith 537 pages Winner Takes all by Nora Roberts is not a small read but then again its a 2-1 book. In this book there are two stories one of Brooke and Parks and the other featuring Johanna and Sam. I loved both I sometimes find myslef only liking one if its a 2-1 and wishing the whole story was about them but in this case I loved both equally and I was pretty happy how things ended. My first Nora Roberts book definitely not my last.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">A</span>nother Johanna Lindsey book from my shelf (wait did I already put one up? if not I will!) I love the cover on this one it seems kind of simple but its actually double cover (You know I lve those!) and the inside cover is pretty sexy if I do say so myself. The book is full of passion and romance not a fast read since it has 425 pages but it's well wort it. This was my first Johanna Lindsey book and hasn't been my last I assure you its just been one of my favorite from her.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">S</span>o those are my small reads and longer reads both old series I follow and older books I've read and enjoyed. All of them are Love based stories. I hope you will check out these books and maybe give them a try I really loved them maybe you will too . Thanks for reading this week's Library Unveiled hosted by Mad Scientist over at <i><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><a href="http://madsteampunkery.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;"><span style="color: purple;">Steampunkery & book reviews</span>. </a></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue;">all books are linked to Goodreads just click the words below the pic.</span></span>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-82696424532074503342011-04-16T17:27:00.000-07:002011-04-16T17:27:34.275-07:00Where I talk Zombies into vegetarianism or at least I try to<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0AZTdcdUHcCK9uPxKGdKm0N1jJahq3xeeRAVeUZfx0Lq8ZJPngLvNkV-E0m-47KCAx3lb6jhth6cHCpQPAlGZBpR4OeGgArTW25NjGfFMpM60NlqQWSTfnYlG37yeFQWI06rjgBxm-uJ/s1600/Zombie+banner2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0AZTdcdUHcCK9uPxKGdKm0N1jJahq3xeeRAVeUZfx0Lq8ZJPngLvNkV-E0m-47KCAx3lb6jhth6cHCpQPAlGZBpR4OeGgArTW25NjGfFMpM60NlqQWSTfnYlG37yeFQWI06rjgBxm-uJ/s400/Zombie+banner2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: black;"> You</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">were</span> <span style="color: black;">forewarned</span> <span style="color: #990000;">t<span style="color: #cc0000;">his</span></span> <span style="color: black;">topic</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">has</span> <span style="color: black;">been</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Zombiefied</span><span style="color: black;">!!! lol </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">S</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">o you might be wondering what's up with the whole Zombies theme right? well I wanted to talk a little bit about them (zombies), me (normal human .. I think), and books/ movies who have zombies in them. These days when ever I go into a bookstore I find at least one zombie book or movie and well if I had a t-shirt in my closet that said</span> <span style="color: black;">I</span> <span style="color: red;">♥ </span><span style="color: black;">Zombies</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"> <i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #990000;">"</span><span style="color: red;">why <span style="color: black;">if</span> Zombies <span style="color: black;">freak</span> you <span style="color: black;">out</span> are <span style="color: black;">you</span> reading <span style="color: black;">zombie</span> books?</span><span style="color: #990000;">"</span></span></i></div><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">E<span style="color: #0b5394;">xcellent question random person I don't know,</span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> the answer to that is some what simple, but before I can answer that I need to explain why they freak me out. I mean I've read/watched things with vampires, werewolves, ogres, ghost's, mummy's and other creepy stuff so do zombies freak me out so much? I blame movies for the most part, and also my brother-in-law. You see when I was about 12 I use to always go to the family store it was inside a huge mall and our store was right across from that of my brother-in-law's. So I would always either be with my mom or I would be at his store, I could see movies in his store and I would often get bored if I didn't. That fateful day I had been watching a family movie, I had drunk a lot of soda and I left to got to the bathroom. By the time I had came back he had already changed the movie to Dawn of the Dead of course I didn't know that at the time. Yeah I"m talking about that movie from 2004 where a plague hits and normal people are turned into flesh eating zombies. So there I am normal as could be when out of nowhere a little girl attacks a guy and rips his throat out. Yeah I was freaked out </span></span><u style="color: #0b5394;">Big</u><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> time but before I could go running to my mom my friend asked me if I was scared. Being the scared-y cat I am I would have probably said yes but I was also some what embarrassed to accept it so I said no and stayed to watch it. Suffice to say I didn't sleep well that night or the next. Now that I think about it I'm pretty sure I slept on my mothers room lol</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;">I</span> loved the book (so much I might even make a review for it but that would have to be until I finish the reviews I already have panned) I read through it and found myslef wanting more zombies and so I came across </span><i style="color: #0b5394;">The Forest of Hands and Teeth</i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> by Carrie Ryan. I've read so many blogs post about how much they loved the book and all I could think of was how I hadn't. Maybe it was because her zombies were freaky and part of me rejected them, could be I just didn't like the main character all that much by the end of the book, or how many people died that I wish had lived I'm not sure. By the end of this book I had once again put my walls up to zombies they didn't deserve to be trusted even in book form<span style="color: black;">.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #990000;">I didn't read any zombie books for a while after The Forest of Hands and Teeth instead I developed a new theory that I couldn't read any zombie books where the zombies were flesh eaters. Which sounds silly really, if they didn't they wouldn't really be zombies would they? I was pretty sure I had hit the nail on the head with that theory anyway until I proved myslef wrong again. I read <i>Generation Dead</i> by Daniel Waters and <i>Happy Hour of the Damned</i> by Mark Henry. The zombies of <i>Generation Dead</i> eat... well it's never really explained I just know the don't really eat human food. Although a character in there does try to eat fruit (shes the basis for this blog post title) she was some what of a vegetarian I guess lol. I read both <i>Generation Dead</i> and <i>Happy</i> <i>Hour of the Damned</i> (actually I'm about to finish reading<i> Happy Hour of the Damned</i>) and I loved them both. Yes both of them have zombies as main characters and at least Amanda Feral, the main character in <i>Happy Hour of the Damned</i>, is human flesh eater. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FbOcx4Sdy0EikwZbZth5haJoIoK_Ql-_XRWinM9YG0ngLUZpdyYY1EFzXCapzuoBxsHmmMCl_KcZWa7sphLR_ZCo_2TbdOKHNhI6TyU6wxzykiNz4vg2npDWa3ksD6k-qIZothpDpEWV/s200/generation_dead.jpg" width="132" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfzhxRSxk__DWxbrd_sJOwVWtpnQRMgfyZGy4dWkEQsBPXHeC4XuICtPqlMQyAYVqEyd9SRhjIWoS73qT6OI40tXfjiOwGDWwI9QyRBSsLHEp4E97byPP6JxJvH9J-uSAcUsOpQZOz-QK/s1600/2261459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfzhxRSxk__DWxbrd_sJOwVWtpnQRMgfyZGy4dWkEQsBPXHeC4XuICtPqlMQyAYVqEyd9SRhjIWoS73qT6OI40tXfjiOwGDWwI9QyRBSsLHEp4E97byPP6JxJvH9J-uSAcUsOpQZOz-QK/s200/2261459.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #0b5394;">After reading both books and loving them despite them having zombies that ate flesh (at least Amanda did) I had to really think about it was I really just prejudiced against zombies was it that they were human-flesh eaters? that couldn't be it other wise I would have really hated Amanda so what was the real reason? I have now the answer... or at least a new theory lol. I believe the real reason is that the zombies that freak me out are the mindless killing machines those that attack just because they don't know what else to do those that will attack anything that moves and has a pulse. Yeah those are freaky those I would probably run away from screaming like....um a girl. for now that theory has held up if it ever changes I think I'll update this blog post.</div><div style="color: #990000;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #990000;"> <span style="color: red;">If <span style="color: black;">you</span> stuck <span style="color: black;">around</span> for <span style="color: black;">all</span> that <span style="color: black;">give</span> your <span style="color: black;">self</span> a <span style="color: black;">pat</span> on <span style="color: black;">the</span> back <span style="color: black;">lol</span> and <span style="color: black;">thanks</span> for <span style="color: black;">reading</span> my <span style="color: black;">rambling</span> on <span style="color: black;">zombies</span> and <span style="color: black;">such.</span> That's <span style="color: black;">basically</span><span style="color: black;"></span> my <span style="color: black;">philosophy</span> on <span style="color: black;">zombies</span> if <span style="color: black;">you</span> have <span style="color: black;">any</span> thoughts <span style="color: black;">on</span> my <span style="color: black;">post</span> or <span style="color: black;">if</span> you <span style="color: black;">are</span> a <span style="color: black;">zombie</span> and <span style="color: black;">would</span> like <span style="color: black;">to</span> tell <span style="color: black;">me</span> please <span style="color: black;">leave</span> a <span style="color: black;">comment</span> below. <span style="color: black;">Oh</span> before <span style="color: black;">I</span> leave <span style="color: black;">just</span> wanted <span style="color: black;">to</span> leave <span style="color: black;">you</span> all <span style="color: black;">with</span> smile <span style="color: black;">on</span> your <span style="color: black;">face</span> and <span style="color: black;">with</span> zombies <span style="color: black;">on</span> your <span style="color: black;">minds</span> just <span style="color: black;">in-case</span> they <span style="color: black;">weren't</span> in <span style="color: black;">there</span> already <span style="color: black;">with</span> this <span style="color: black;">pic:</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><span style="color: red;">have <span style="color: black;">a</span> fun <span style="color: black;">weekend</span> evey <span style="color: black;">one</span> happy <span style="color: black;">reading.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"> as always</span> <span style="color: red;">♥</span><span style="color: black;">, Carol</span>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768933586580944010.post-14315304402640242122011-04-15T16:48:00.000-07:002011-04-15T16:48:35.862-07:00Review: Generation Dead by Daniel Waters<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">Generation Dead</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">By: Daniel Waters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">Published: May 6, 2008</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">Publisher: Hyperion </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><span id="freeText13765152569330361505"><div style="color: purple;"><i>"<span style="color: black;">P</span>hoebe Kendall is just your typical Goth girl with a crush. He’s strong and silent…and dead. </i></div><i><span style="color: purple;">All over the country, a strange phenomenon is occurring. Some teenagers who die aren't staying dead. But when they come back to life, they are no longer the same. Feared and misunderstood, they are doing their best to blend into a society that doesn’t want them. </span><br style="color: purple;" /><span style="color: purple;"> The administration at Oakvale High attempts to be more welcoming of the “differently biotic." But the students don’t want to take classes or eat in the cafeteria next to someone who isn’t breathing. And there are no laws that exist to protect the “living impaired” from the people who want them to disappear—for good. </span><br style="color: purple;" /><span style="color: purple;"> When Phoebe falls for Tommy Williams, the leader of the dead kids, no one can believe it; not her best friend, Margi, and especially not her neighbor, Adam, the star of the football team. Adam has feelings for Phoebe that run much deeper than just friendship; he would do anything for her. But what if protecting Tommy is the one thing that would make her happy?"</span></i> Synopsis from Goodreads<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span> won <i>Generation Dead</i> by Daniel Waters on the Fool for books giveaway hosted by <a href="http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/">I Am A Reader Not A Writer</a> and to <a href="http://thebookishsnob.blogspot.com/">The Bookish Snob</a>. The giveaway I won was the one hosted by Memrie over at @<span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://www.darkangel88.com/">Darkangel88</a></span> I got the book last week and I've now finished reading it so I decided to do a review on it to write my thoughts on it.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span> have to first talk about the book cover which I loved but I wasn't sure who the girl in the cover is since Phoebe is supposed to have really black hair. I suppose it could be some other girl but since the story is about Phoebe falling for a zombie it seems it would be her no? of course being the curious person that I am I had to go looking for other book covers and found these two<span style="color: black;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">T</span>he story was easy to get into at least for me because even if I normally don't read about zombies, they freak me out I will probably write a post explaining all about it, these weren't of the flesh eating kind. I really liked Phoebe at the beginning of the story but, by the end I was confused by her actions or lack thereof. She seemed so cool doing some thing out of the norm I liked that she wasn't your usual perfect cheerleader, again why the cover in my version doesn't completely work for me, shes a goth. She wasn't that slacker goth that is some times portrayed she was smart and nice and she had a thing for a zombie boy named Tommy Williams. She seemed like the type of character I normally really like but I'm not sure what my feeling towards her were like by the end of book one. I think in order to fully rate her on my character list I need to read Generation dead book 2 <i>Kiss of Life</i><span style="color: black;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">T</span>ommy Williams and Adam Layman were the guys vying for Phoebes attention. Tommy seemed very like-able I believe it's the first time a zombie seemed like a good catch, for a boyfriend I mean lol. Adam just took my heart thought he defended Phoebe and Tommy even when inside he was hurting. I fell a little bit for both of them but I had an issue with both of them that never quite got resolved so I couldn't completely call them swoon worthy. The next book is dealing with them still so maybe their issues will be resolved in which case I will have to came back and rate them on my characters list<span style="color: black;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">T</span>here were many other characters in <i>Generation dead</i> both dead and alive I liked and also disliked. Out of all of them I really liked Thornton Harrowwood because he was just a funny dude. He talked to the zombies like they were normal and out of all the others he was the only one who became friends with them simply because he could not for another reason. I liked how he talked with out thinking and did stuff that could be dangerous but even when he got hurt he still smiled and was proud. My favorite line with him in it is as follows<span style="color: black;">:</span><br />
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<div style="color: #0b5394;"><i>"<span style="color: black;">T</span>hornton Harrowwood was allowed to carry the ball on a play and was chrushed after a three-yard gain.</i></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"O</span>w," Margi sai. "I hope he gets up."</i></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><i>He did, and strutted as though he'd just carried the ball seventy yards for a touchdown </i></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><i>"You have to admire his pluck," Phoebe said</i></div><i style="color: #0b5394;">"Yes. He is as plucky young man." </i><span style="color: black;">pg 138</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I</span> really love those lines in my head I kept picturing it and laughing about it lol so he was one of my favorite characters in all of <i>Generation Dead</i>. The character I really hated was Pete Martinsburg he was just evil! I must confess though there was a small part of me who felt bad for him but for the most part I wanted him to be killed or at least be turned into zombie,I would have loved the irony in that, does that make me a bad person? He is often described as tanned, strong, with well defined abs you know the hunky kind, but in my head I always pictured him as Mary Lightly from Psych the tv show. No the person isn't a girl its a guy named Mary hes kind of weird at least on the tv show his real name is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmi_Simpson">Jimmi Simpson</a> and incase you still have no idea who he is heres a pic<span style="color: black;">:</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">A</span>s every one can see he looks nothing like the description of Pete, not hunky at least not in my opinion. For some reason though , I think its because of Pete's thoughts, I could only picture Mary in his place never the tanned hunky football player<span style="color: black;">.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">T</span>he whole book would have gotten a rating of 5/5 but wont if only because there were some things that weren't explained by the end of the book and they left me dissatisfied. I know this is a series and that is probably why they weren't. They most likely will be talked about in the next book but for me that isn't enough to change my mind. Will I be reading the next book in the series definitely I want to know what happens next. </span><i style="color: purple;">Generation Dead</i><span style="color: purple;"> deserves a: Major Crush Alert! rating or 4/5</span><span style="color: black;">.</span><br />
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<div style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">For now that is it on </span><i style="color: black;">Generation Dead</i><span style="color: black;"> by Daniel Waters. Since I'm still on zombie mode, currently reading <i>Happy Hour of the Damned</i> by mark Henry, keep a look out for my review of that one.</span></div><br />
as always <span style="color: black;">♥</span>, Carol<br />
<span id="goog_175995775"></span><span id="goog_175995776"></span>as always ♥ Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159814927953317878noreply@blogger.com2